Research Question: Where does funding for special education programs come from? Contributed by: Serena Cuna
Funding Programs and Services for Students with Disabilities
Summary:
Growing numbers of students and increasing pressure to leverage funding This article talks about how disability accommodations require adequate funding. Some disability accommodations, such as sign language interpreting or services for visually impaired students, require substantial financial investment. Specialized equipment, hardware, software, and technical personnel are expensive ongoing costs, as are mandated auxiliary aides such as note takers, readers, interpreters, library research aides, and science lab assistants. Growing numbers of students and increasing pressure to leverage funding at the local, state, and federal levels create unique challenges for disability programs. The greatest sources of support for disability programs are federal initiatives. Federal legislation has historically provided base funding for thousands of programs. When the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was signed in 1977, the issue of primary responsibility for funding accommodations was addressed directly in the law. Vocational rehabilitation primarily served individuals with physical disabilities.
Reaction:
When I read this article i did not know how big of a deal funding is for special education. I was shocked when I read how expensive everything is for the special eduction program and then realized how serious it was. If the federal legislation did not take care of these funds there would be no way special education could exist.
Problems and Issues in Delivering Vocational Educational Instruction and Support Services to Students with Learning Disabilities Summary:
In this article it states that, "Public Law 94-142 specifically states that vocational education should be an alternative for providing a free and appropriate pubic education to all handicapped learners." (“EBSCOhost: Problems and Issues in Delivering Vocational Education Instruction and Supp...”) This law also says that 10% of the federal dollars recieved for vocational education in every state requesting funds be set aside for providing programs and services for handicapped learners.
Reaction:
I think that it is really good that they have a special law set on the funding for special education. Because the costs are so high for the special education programs, there is a need for this law.
Research Question: Where does funding for special education programs come from?
Contributed by: Serena Cuna
Funding Programs and Services for Students with Disabilities
Summary:
Growing numbers of students and increasing pressure to leverage funding This article talks about how disability accommodations require adequate funding. Some disability accommodations, such as sign language interpreting or services for visually impaired students, require substantial financial investment. Specialized equipment, hardware, software, and technical personnel are expensive ongoing costs, as are mandated auxiliary aides such as note takers, readers, interpreters, library research aides, and science lab assistants. Growing numbers of students and increasing pressure to leverage funding at the local, state, and federal levels create unique challenges for disability programs. The greatest sources of support for disability programs are federal initiatives. Federal legislation has historically provided base funding for thousands of programs. When the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was signed in 1977, the issue of primary responsibility for funding accommodations was addressed directly in the law. Vocational rehabilitation primarily served individuals with physical disabilities.
Reaction:
When I read this article i did not know how big of a deal funding is for special education. I was shocked when I read how expensive everything is for the special eduction program and then realized how serious it was. If the federal legislation did not take care of these funds there would be no way special education could exist.
EBSCOhost: Funding Programs and Services for Students with Disabilities. . Retrieved December 8, 2008, from http://0-web.ebscohost.com.helin.uri.edu/ehost/detail?vid=43&hid=13&sid=7a65a8d6-86c2-4f31-aba0-ffa3ef308a18%40SRCSM1&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=9181961.
Problems and Issues in Delivering Vocational Educational Instruction and Support Services to Students with Learning Disabilities
Summary:
In this article it states that, "Public Law 94-142 specifically states that vocational education should be an alternative for providing a free and appropriate pubic education to all handicapped learners." (“EBSCOhost: Problems and Issues in Delivering Vocational Education Instruction and Supp...”) This law also says that 10% of the federal dollars recieved for vocational education in every state requesting funds be set aside for providing programs and services for handicapped learners.
Reaction:
I think that it is really good that they have a special law set on the funding for special education. Because the costs are so high for the special education programs, there is a need for this law.
EBSCOhost: Problems and Issues in Delivering Vocational Education Instruction and Supp... . Retrieved December 8, 2008, from http://0-web.ebscohost.com.helin.uri.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=43&hid=13&sid=7a65a8d6-86c2-4f31-aba0-ffa3ef308a18%40SRCSM1.
EDC 102 F08 Fnl Proj Eval - Serena C
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